Xinjiang’s Oppression Has Shifted Gears
Foreign Policy, November 1, 2021
Tuesday, November 02, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Makes It a Crime to Mock Country's Heroes
The New York Times, November 2, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Explainer | What China’s strict new data export guidelines mean to international businesses
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2021
中國實施《個人訊息保護法》 數據隱私"安全鎖"? (China keeps backdoors on newly implemented Personal Information Protection Law)
Deutsche Welle, November 1, 2021
Yahoo is pulling out of China, following LinkedIn and Fortnite
Protocol, November 2, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
China accused of blocking media access to Winter Olympics
The Guardian, November 2, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Vice-chief of Hong Kong’s Olympic Committee among candidates entering Dec’s ‘patriots only’ legislative race
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2021
黎智英等三人不認罪受審 警司:避免警民衝突 案發當日不作拘捕(Jimmy Lai, two others plead not guilty to charges of unauthorized 2020 June Fourth vigil)
Stand News, November 2, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong activist set to plead guilty to secession, money-laundering charges
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2021
Hong Kong police arrest 4 for ‘seditious intent’ over banner calling for democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2021
Monday, November 01, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China’s Best Known Public Interest Litigator Awaits Trial
China Change, October 31, 2021
Mainland Chinese lawyer who tried to help Hong Kong fugitive arrested while fleeing to Taiwan stripped of licence
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2021
张展坚持绝食陷生死边缘 海内外呼吁“救救张展”冀保外就医(Rights groups at home and abroad urge medical parole for citizen journalist Zhang Zhan—on hunger strike and in grave condition)
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Chaoyang masses: the rise of Beijing’s neighbourhood patrols
The Guardian, October 30, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
北京14名独立候选人迫于压力宣布停止参选行动(14 independent candidates in Beijing end election campaigns under pressure)
Radio France Internationale, November 1, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China rejects US intelligence report on Covid origins as ‘political and false’
Agence France-Presse, October 31, 2021
China in ‘culture export’ push as it seeks to expand soft power overseas with global media platforms
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2021
Origin of Virus May Remain Murky, U.S. Intelligence Agencies Say
美国情报报告:新冠起源恐难得出确切结论
The New York Times, November 1, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
Beijing Winter Olympics: US senators try to force Joe Biden’s hand on diplomatic boycott
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai goes on trial over Tiananmen vigil
Associated Press, November 1, 2021
Related:
Former leader of Hong Kong group that organised annual Tiananmen vigil pleads guilty to 3 charges over unauthorised gathering
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2021
Beijing ‘micromanaging’ Hong Kong Legco election, down to checking, approving candidates behind the scenes, sources say
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2021
Related:
廉署稱會嚴正打擊呼籲選舉中投白票行為(Independent Commission Against Corruption vows to crack down on those urging others to cast blank votes)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 30, 2021
陳皓桓認沒有遵從通知規定提交資料罪 罰款8000元(Figo Chan, former convenor of now-disbanded Civil Human Rights Front, is fined HK$8,000 for failing to hand over information to police)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 1, 2021
As Amnesty joins groups quitting Hong Kong, NGOs worry their funding, activities may cross ‘red lines’ of national security law
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2021
Commentary (评论)
In the new Hong Kong, is there nowhere for people to seek redress against the authorities?
Hong Kong Free Press, October 30, 2021
Friday, October 29, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China keeps up the pressure on Maoists, leftists, as Jasic labor activist released
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China’s state-controlled media are put on an even shorter leash
The Economist, October 30, 2021
记者无疆界敬请中国驻法大使停止对记者咆哮 (Reporters Without Borders urges Chinese ambassador to France to stop ranting against journalists)
Radio France Internationale, October 29, 2021
Related:
RSF: "We courteously call on the Chinese Ambassador to Paris to end his impassioned rants against journalists"
Reporters Without Borders, October 27, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Global activists gather at Rome G20 to demand tougher action on China
The Guardian, October 29, 2021
FBI director asks US businesses to work more closely with the agency to defeat Chinese espionage efforts
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2021
入世20年,中国违背承诺做法更加隐晦 (20 years since joining WTO, China has become more skilled in obscuring its non-compliance)
Voice of America, October 29, 2021
In China, 300 coronavirus cases means public shaming, marooned travelers and a nationwide dragnet
The Washington Post, October 29, 2021
Why China Is the World’s Last ‘Zero Covid’ Holdout
为什么全世界只有中国还在坚持病毒清零政策?
The New York Times, October 29, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
A row about toilets reveals a lot about women’s place in China
The Economist, October 30, 2021